The Reverend Jesse Jackson visited Aretha Franklin in Detroit on Friday, the day after her successful surgery.

Jackson described Franklin, 68, as "recovering, and her spirits are high. She's doing very well. She's very prayerful. She's a woman full of deep religious faith."

Franklin announced her surgery's success Thursday. "God is still in control," she said in a statement. "I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country." On Wednesday, fans in Detroit held a vigil for her.